Benefits
For you and your family to receive one the best benefit programs in the nation, we need to know who you are. Be sure to complete all of your enrollment forms. The Personnel/Payroll unit provides these forms at http://www.hss.state.ak.us/dashr/ppu/ppuhomepage.htm. Scroll down at this site to match your position with the "Hiring Packet" and "Individual Forms". You'll print and complete the forms applicable to your job description. (Hint for brand new state employees: GGU means General Government Unit and SU means Supervisory Unit)
The Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) home page, (http://www.state.ak.us/local/akpages/admin/drb/home.htm) will be your guide as you explore your many benefit opportunities. From here, you will learn about the Supplemental Benefit System (SBS), enroll in your Health Care Reimbursement Account, Dependent Care Reimbursement Account, Supplemental Life Insurance, Voluntary Short Term and Long Term Disability, and Long Term Care Insurance.
AlaskaCare is a healthcare plan (http://www.alaskacare.com/ ) sponsored by the State of Alaska, Division of Retirement and Benefits, and Administered by Aetna U.S. Healthcare of Washington Inc., an Aetna Life Company. This web site is your online resource for locating the information and the tools you need to use your health plan wisely.